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Show BEDTIME STORIES" BY HOWARD R., GAR1S i UNCLE WICGILV AND THE CLUE FEATHER. I Oopvriirhl. 190. bj McC'lurc Newspaper s ndicate. "Oh. Fnele Wlcgily' Will you plea.-e bring mo one when yr-u come home? -hi rued H.;i. Fumy, the Utile rabbit girl, i Of Mr. l.-.iM.:ars. Uie gentleman bunny. I one day. One what?" asked Mr. I-ngears. who 1 was taking his rod. wblte and blu Strip-j Strip-j ed rheunifttisin crutch down off the shelf v.. he could lean on It and hop away from his hollow Stump bungalow- and lOOH 1 ir,v an adveiituic. "Ho ou want an lea Cream cone or a pint of per. nuts. Bap ; BuntyT' "Neither one." answered the Mill. ra.-Idt ra.-Idt girl who had COIIli on u Visit to spend ihe Christmas holidays "What i want. ChCle Wlsslly. W f-aih.-r tor my n-w rsl. Nurse .Ian.- PuSX) VVuzzy bought me ihe hat. but they had no feothcri" In Lb seven-.ir.d-eiht-i cut store. I wit(h j'OU would bring me om " I "i will!"' promised Fnele W1&kH'- "I .Lin not Verj good al 1Pln tOl hats, i bonnets, dress goods or things like that.' he said. bin I llilr.k I an manage to bring -.ii back a l.-.ill.-i. Fab. TJuilv L)on't you want to come with me?.' "No. thank you. 1 ariSWerad Baby Runty. Run-ty. " am KOinp to stay and help Nurse ! Jane wash the dishes, and as she said I thl Rahy BUnty sang a little s'-ai- BUOS . This was very brftVe Of her. for really 1 she would have liked ver much no-! no-! log adM-nturlng with Uncle Wigally. 1 F.ul she was als-i anNlons l- heli Nurse .lane So while Baby Bun.ty and the muskraf ! lady housekeeper worKed In the hollow stump hungalow I'ncle Wlgglly hopped over ihe fields and through the woods' to look for an advoirtuw . And 1 must not forget Baby Runty s feather.' safil tne rutibit peiitlcrhan " ccrtainlj must not ior,eej ihac "in gei her the prettie.se one I -an find for hei ha." F.ut tki' was no: as easy as In hao thQUKfit. Flrsi i n I- Wif-U) wen! to lie coop of Cliavllc nnd Arabella, ihi-Chicken ihi-Chicken children. "Any loose feathers today. Mr. Chtek?;! asked tho bunnj of ne nen lad) I want one for Baby Bunty's hat, or bonnet, or whatever you c)l them." "Oh, dear! 1 am so sorry"' -tucked Mr ChlCK "I sworn out all the extra feathers yesterday' If Charlie were onlv here he might have a lOOSS (eii'ier In his tail on mild pull out. ' 'oh, I wouldn't dream of that'" said I Uncle WjgRlly. "Never mind. Mrs. I Chick I'll hop owr to tbi Wlbblo-.wphble duck pen and get a feather there. Qne from LulU. Alice or Jminno will answer I verV well" i So the bunny cn.-lr- hopped over ! th : Wthblewobhle ducu pen h my dear L'ncle Wlgcllv!" said Sirs. Wlbblewobblo. "1 am so son ; ' Bui ji j-jHt swepi every loose feather out of I our ten yealejday. If Lulu, Alice or Jim-! Jim-! mie were here, they might let you pull ono out of their tails." "Tuf Tut'" I wouldn't dream f If." said Fnele Wlgglly. twinkling his pink iio-e. "I dare fav I shall fln'i B tratnei somewhere In Ihe woons:" So ho hopped on through the forest, looking Herd ml there for fsatners i-u' as there had been t ll vln-i In the flight, any feath-'is that night have It'll |